Narrative:The aircraft, with the blind flying screens in position, lost altitude and struck a barrier before crashing in Guanabara Bay.

Sources:

» Fairchild C-82 and C-119 / Alwyn T. Lloyd, Aerofax, 2005

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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.